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Cryers Paradise Song Lyrics And Chords

By Ron Hynes.From the album of the same name. The guitar chords are by Bob Sharpe. There's also a version of the chords in the key of G Major.
Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. He was especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream," which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One. In Ireland Sonny's Dream was a massive hit for Christy Moore and on the album Woman's Heart featuring  Eleanor McEvoy, Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Sharon Shannon, Frances Black, and Maura O'Connell. . R.I.P Ron.
I[G] still [D] got my high school [G] jacket                       
still [D] got my high school [G] ring
tucked in the [D] corner of my [G] wallet
is a tattered [D] photo of the G] king;
 
 

yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry                                           
staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes;
i saw a [D] star burn out last [G] night;
saw the [D] cryers [G] paradise.. [dissapear]
inst
 
I got [D] stumblin blind [G] ambition                                  
couple of [] cards i havent [G] played”
i got a [D] gamblers [G] intuition;
i know [D] when i stay too [G] late
 
 
yet [G] i [C] have to [G] cry                                              
staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes;
where do [D] gamblers go to [G] die;
they go to [D] cryers [G] paradise;
 
 
when that [Em ] man from memphis left us                        
we’d [ Am7] already turned our [D ] backs
he was a [G] heart broke hotel [C] exile
that’s the [G] cold and only [D] facts
 
 
and the [G] whole [C] world [G] agrees                     
i saw the [D] whole thing on [G] tv
now i [D] ask that eternal [G] question
does the [D] darkness grant [G] release
 
 
yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry                                            
as his [D] motor cade goes [G] by
taking a [D] sad and only [G] boy
off to [d] cryers [g] paradise.
 
 
i got [D] demons bound to [G] daunt me                     
i got a [D] ghost from beer to [G] show
i got [D] bad mistakes to [G] haunt me
till im [D] just a ghost [G] myself
 
 
yet [D] i [c] have to [G] cry                                            
staring [D] back at silent [G] eyes
must my [D] heart be [G] crucified
to get into [D] cryers [G] paradise
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